Breadner Branda

Manufacturer: The Breadner Company, Ottawa, Canada.
Model: JBL37 "Bradna"
Approximate Date Of Manufacture: 1947-48
Type: AC/DC AM Battery Portable
Tube lineup: 1R5, 1T4, 1U5, 3S4
Status: working, restored
Where purchased: ebay, January 2007

Description

This is portable AM radio which can run on a large A/B battery or AC or DC mains power. What attracted me to it was the fact that it was made in Ottawa, the city where I live. As far as I have been able to determine, the Breadner Co. was the only radio manufacturer ever based in Ottawa, and they only produced three models over a period of a couple of years.

The radio was more or less working when received but received my usual restoration of a good cleaning and replacement of the wax paper and electroytic caps.

I've written a more detailed article on the restoration of this radio and some research on the Breadner Co. for the Ottawa Vintage Radio Club Newsletter.

Pictures

See this page.